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Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs on the "Certain Optimism" of New Album I Don’t Live Here Anymore

KEXP chats with frontman Adam Granduciel on the making of the new album, the part his two-year-old son played on it, and more.


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Interviews KEXP Premiere

Spoon Shows You Can Always Go Home Again on New Single "The Hardest Cut" (KEXP Premiere)

The track is the first single off their forthcoming 10th album Lucifer on the Sofa, coming out in February 2022.


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Interviews

Hovvdy on Opening Up For True Love, How the Band Bonds Them, and the Oppressive Heat of Texas

Hovvdy chats with KEXP about their new record True Love, how divorce can bring siblings together, and the "forehead sweat energy" of Texas and also premieres a live video of the band playing album highlight "Blindsided"


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (10/25)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what we added this week, including new music from Lana Del Rey, Parquet Courts, Helado Negro, and more.


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KEXP Premiere

“Blame” It on Miki Berenyi To Make Blushing’s New Single Soar (KEXP Premiere)

Austin double couple quartet Blushing share the lead single from their forthcoming album Possessions, featuring vocals from Lush's Miki Berenyi


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Interviews El Sonido

Helado Negro Goes All Out on New Album, Far In (Live on KEXP at Home Premiere)

The prolific Ecuadorian American songwriter returns with his seventh album, Far In, out today via 4AD Records.


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KEXP Premiere

Members of Acid Tongue, Grizzled Mighty, Los Honey Rockets, and Carrion Kids Team Up As Supergroup Mala Suerte (KEXP Premiere)

A new international supergroup of sorts has emerged through the combined talents of Guy Keltner, Jasmina Hirschl, Miguel Servin, and Ryan Granger


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (10/18)

Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what we added this week, including new music from Xenia Rubinos, Julia Shapiro, Baby Keem, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Pachyman

Los Angeles-based Puerto Rican musician Pachyman takes the listener on a relaxing nightcap journey on his all-vinyl guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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From the Archives:

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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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